Title 20, EDUCATION

Sec. 13. A special education cooperative may: (1) be attached to a participating school corporation that has responsibility for administrative and financial controls; or (2) establish a separate treasury with separate accounts. If a special education cooperative is not attached t…

Sec. 14. A special education cooperative may be operated and managed and its budget determined by a board of managers. The board of managers consists of members as determined by agreement between the parties. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 2…

Sec. 15. Meetings of the board of managers shall be held in accordance with IC 20-26-4-3. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-20(g).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.47; P.L.1-2006, SEC.336.

Sec. 16. The special education cooperative may be organized in accordance with IC 20-26-10 or IC 36-1-7. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-20(h).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19.

Sec. 17. A teacher who: (1) has not retained a status as a semipermanent, permanent, or nonpermanent teacher with a participating school corporation; and (2) loses the teacher's job in a special education cooperative because of a reduction in services or discontinuance of the coo…

Sec. 2. A participating school corporation or charter school, together with one (1) or more participating school corporations or charter schools, may form a special education cooperative in accordance with the provisions of either sections 13 through 15 of this chapter or section…

Sec. 3. During the term of an agreement adopted under section 2 of this chapter, the agreement may be modified by unanimous consent of all the participating school corporations and charter schools. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-20(b)…

Sec. 4. An agreement adopted under section 2 of this chapter may include the following: (1) An agreement to acquire sites, buildings, and equipment for the sites and buildings by: (A) purchase; (B) lease from any of the participating school corporations or charter schools for the…

Sec. 5. The amount of money used from a participating school corporation's operations fund shall be determined by agreement among the participating school parties. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-6-20(b).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.19.…

Sec. 6. The cost of the special education cooperative for each school year shall be paid by the participating school corporations and charter schools in accordance with the terms of their agreement. Agreements for the payment of the cost of the special education cooperative may: …

Sec. 7. Upon the termination of the agreement, the participating school corporations and charter schools shall be liable for their respective portions of any long term lease or other long term obligations in the same annual portions as are provided in the agreement as though the …

Sec. 8. A special education cooperative may employ teachers and issue teaching contracts in accordance with all the provisions for public teaching contracts. A teacher who has taught or is teaching in a participating school corporation who became or becomes a teacher in the speci…

Sec. 9. A teacher who: (1) is employed by a special education cooperative; and (2) previously taught in a participating school corporation; retains all rights and privileges under IC 20-28-6, IC 20-28-7.5, IC 20-28-8, IC 20-28-9, and IC 20-28-10 to the same extent as if the teach…

Sec. 1. A student shall receive credits toward graduation or an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation by demonstrating the student's proficiency in a course or subject area required for graduation or the Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honor…

Sec. 2. A student who demonstrates proficiency in one (1) or more courses or subject areas under section 1 of this chapter may not be required to complete a minimum number of semesters to graduate or to receive an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation. A…

Sec. 3. The department shall develop guidelines and the state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.64-2006, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. (a) If a school corporation has leased a building or buildings under IC 20-47-2 or IC 20-47-3 and a part of the territory of the school corporation is later annexed to or otherwise acquired by another school corporation, the school corporation acquiring the territory shal…

Sec. 2. If a building or buildings that have been leased under IC 20-47-2 are located in the territory annexed or acquired, as described in section 1 of this chapter: (1) the school corporation acquiring the territory: (A) shall pay the full amount of the lease rental payments du…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advance" refers to an advance from the fund under this chapter. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the common school fund in the custody of the treasurer of state. [2006 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.172.

Sec. 3. To assist a school corporation in providing the school corporation's educational program to a student placed in a facility or home as described in IC 20-26-11-8(a) or IC 20-26-11-8(b) and not later than October 1 of each school year, the state board may advance money to a…

Sec. 4. (a) To qualify for an advance, a school corporation shall do the following: (1) Certify to the state board the information described in section 3 of this chapter. (2) Request from the state board the anticipated amount of transfer tuition not to exceed the amount describe…

Sec. 5. A school corporation receiving an advance shall notify the school corporation or state comptroller from which the school corporation receives transfer tuition under IC 20-26-11 for students described in IC 20-26-11-8(a) or IC 20-26-11-8(b) of the amount of interest withhe…

Sec. 6. (a) A school corporation's obligation to repay the advancement may not be construed to be diminished or otherwise affected if the school corporation in which the student has legal settlement fails to pay the transfer tuition as required under IC 20-26-11 to the transferee…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "department of veterans' affairs" refers to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs established by IC 10-17-1-2. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-7-1.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 10. An applicant for a diploma under the program must submit a completed application form to the department of veterans' affairs. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-7-10.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 11. Upon receipt of an application, the department of veterans' affairs shall do the following: (1) Verify the accuracy of the information in the application, in consultation with the department, if necessary. (2) Forward the verified application to the department. [Pre-2026…

Sec. 12. Upon receipt of a verified application, the department shall do the following: (1) If the applicant: (A) expresses a preference in the application to receive a diploma issued by the state board; or (B) attended a nonpublic high school before leaving high school for milit…

Sec. 13. (a) The department and governing bodies are encouraged but are not required to hold a ceremony to present a diploma that is issued under the program. (b) Upon request of a governing body, the department, in cooperation with the department of veterans' affairs, shall assi…

Sec. 14. (a) The state board shall design a unique commemorative diploma for the board to issue to eligible veterans who: (1) attended a public high school and express in the application a preference for receiving a diploma that the state board issues; or (2) attended a nonpublic…

Sec. 15. (a) A governing body may design a unique commemorative diploma for the governing body to issue under the program. (b) A governing body that issues a diploma under the program shall issue one (1) of the following types of diplomas: (1) The diploma described in subsection …

Sec. 16. The department and the department of veterans' affairs shall work cooperatively to jointly administer this chapter. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-7-16.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 17. A fee may not be charged to process an application or to award a diploma under this chapter. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-7-17.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 18. The department and the department of veterans' affairs may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-7-18.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "diploma" refers to a high school diploma. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-7-2.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "eligible veteran" refers to an individual who has the following qualifications: (1) Served as a member of the armed forces of the United States at any time during at least one (1) of the following periods: (A) Beginning April 6, 1917, and ending …

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the high school diploma program for eligible veterans established by section 6 of this chapter. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-7-4.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" includes a successor school corporation serving the area where a high school that no longer exists was once located. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-7-5.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 6. The high school diploma program for eligible veterans is established to provide for the issuance of high school diplomas to certain veterans. [Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 20-20-7-6.] As added by P.L.74-2026, SEC.37.

Sec. 7. (a) The department and the department of veterans' affairs shall jointly design a form for the application for issuance of a diploma under the program. (b) The application form must require at least the following information about an eligible veteran: (1) Personal identif…

Sec. 8. The department of veterans' affairs shall do the following for individuals that the department of veterans' affairs has reason to believe may be eligible to apply for a diploma under the program: (1) Give notice of the program. (2) Describe the application procedure. (3) …

Sec. 9. The following individuals may apply for the issuance of a diploma to an eligible veteran under the program: (1) An eligible veteran, including an eligible veteran who has received a general educational development (GED) diploma issued under IC 20-20-6 (before its repeal) …

Sec. 1. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this article. As added by P.L.201-2013, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. (a) Any indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations incurred before April 1, 2026, by the school city or any participating school, remain the debt, liability, or obligation of the school city or participating school and do not become the debt, liability, or obligation of a…

Sec. 2. After March 31, 2026, the school city may not take any action under the procedures set forth in IC 5-1 and instead the corporation shall assume the powers and duties of the school city under IC 5-1. As added by P.L.101-2026, SEC.12.

Sec. 3. After March 31, 2026, the corporation has all the powers and shall perform all the duties assigned to the school city under IC 6-1.1-17 related to the fixing and reviewing of budgets, tax rates, and tax levies. The school city shall provide records and information as nece…